Illinois conservatives seek lasting coalition within GOP
A Chicago based drive by Richard Cooper Mark Rhoades and allies builds a state conservative union to coordinate policy and campaigns. They aim to form a suburban Chicago centered coalition within the Republican party, linking economic and social conservative strands. A wider Illinois reach remains undeveloped as organizers plan gradual expansion and future contests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert E. Hartley
Lindsay-Schaub
Illinois
Heart of
America
Richard Cooper
Chicago
Ronald Reagan
Congress
North Side
Mark Rhoades
U. S
Edward Derwinski
4Th District
Kevin Phillips
Rhoades
Illinois General Assembly
Springfield
Cooper
George Wallace
Crane
Alto Pass Builds New Fire Station With Volunteer Help
In Alto Pass Illinois population 304 a civic group and quilters raised funds to equip a volunteer fire department. A 1973 pumper truck arrived and a station with a community room was completed after a 1974 windstorm setback. The town now offers to assist neighbors beyond Alto Pass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union County
Alto Pass
Ralph Waldo Emerson
William McAdams
Walker building plan faces skeptical legislature
Gov Daniel Walker criticizes Republicans for blocking his accelerated building program while Chicago Daley ties and Downstate parochial interests shape opposition. The paper urges the legislature to scrutinize each bond project, focus on job relief, and maintain fiscal order amid factionalism and entitlements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Walker
Chicago
Herbert Hoover
Walker
William Redmond
Daley
Ford trip should serve broader aims beyond image
The article questions President Ford's overseas journey as a popularity tactic and argues for a foreign policy judged by long term aims. It warns of diminished U S influence in a diverse world and urges diplomacy focused on shared problems rather than self promotion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford
Mr. Ford
United States
Western
Europe
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Percy
California
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
Kissinger Three speeches spark policy clash in world economic view
Secretary of State Henry Kissinger delivered three major talks on America's future world economic policy in the past three weeks. The May 13 address to the Kansas City International Relations Council and the May 27 speech to the International Energy Agency in Paris were among the events drawing sharp controversy at the highest government levels.
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James Reston
New York Times
Washington
Henry Kissinger
America
Kansas City International Relations Council
International Energy Agency
Paris
Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development Ministerial Council
Kissinger
United States
Kansas City
Secretary of the Treasury
William Simon
Simon
Ford
Economic Policy Board
Percy May Run If Ford Does Not Seek Nomination
The article notes Senator Charles Percy considering a 1976 Republican bid if President Ford sits out. It contrasts Percy with Reagan and discusses party dynamics, while detailing Kissinger’s Paris talks on a new world economic order and White House responses.
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U.S
Charles Percy
Reil
Sen
Percy
Ford
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William A. Rusher
Derwinski
Crakfe
Illinois Conservative Union
National American Conservative Union
ICU
ACU
William J. Scott
Charles H. Percy
Gov. Walker
John Dunlop
Chad
Singapore
India
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
Mr. Brezhnev
White House
Southern Illinois
John C. Gardner
William B. Cox Jr
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